Horizon Ridge The Setting sun (Nuka)

The bitch nodded passively at the girls answer. It was simple, and beautifully accurate for her age. The challenge came, however, if she was not able to straddle the fence as she so clearly wished to now. She knew the scent of a female would draw males in and she understood the conflict that could create. For that reason, she rose and started back toward the center of the pack and motioned the girl to follow.

"It is good to hope that you have no worries, little one. Yet, that is not always the case. Right now you do not know if you want him as your mate..or if your body simply desires a mate. It's a confusing time, and one best spent within the safety of the females in your pack. My concern little one is if that ship has sailed...and your wisdom comes to late. What will you wish for then?"

Her stride was heavy and unbalanced as she walked, she ached with loss and ached with the desire to nurse cubs she no longer had. She chose instead to focus her attention on the one beside her. She was roughly the age of her eldest daughters, those too - she had lost.